Khirbat ar Rushānīyah

Khirbat ar Rushānīyah is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat ar Rushānīyah is situated nearby to the village Deir Abu Mash’al, as well as near Aboud.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Artabba Fortress and Khirbet Tibnah.

Artabba Fortress

Archaeological site

Khirbet Artabbeh, also known simply as Artabba or Artabbeh, is an archaeological site in the central West Bank, southeast of Deir Abu Mash'al. The site comprises the remains of a Hasmonean-Herodian fortress, an adjacent ruin, and a spring. Artabba Fortress is situated 1½ km southwest of Khirbat ar Rushānīyah.

Khirbet Tibnah

Archaeological site

Photo: Amos1947, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Khirbet Tibnah is a tell located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the West Bank, between the villages Deir Nidham and Nabi Salih. It was inhabited from the Early Bronze Age to the Ottoman period. Khirbet Tibnah is situated 2½ km east of Khirbat ar Rushānīyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir Abu Mash’al and Aboud.

Deir Abu Mash’al

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Deir Abu Mash'al is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 24 kilometers west of Ramallah in the northern West Bank.

Aboud

Village

Photo: Mahmood moutan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aboud is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, northwest of Ramallah and 30 kilometers north of Jerusalem.

Deir Nidham

Village

Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Deir Nidham is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. It is located approximately 23 kilometers northwest of the city of Ramallah and its elevation is 590 meters. Deir Nidham is situated 3 km east of Khirbat ar Rushānīyah.

Khirbat ar Rushānīyah

Type: Ruin
Also known as: “Khirbat ar Rushamiya”, “Khirbat ar Rushaniyah”, and “Khirbat er Rūshaniya”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32° north

Longitude

35.08333° or 35° 5′ east

Elevation

358 metres (1,175 feet)

Open location code

8G4Q232M+28

GeoNames ID

282115

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